Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving feedback information in mobile communication system based on 2 dimensional massive MIMO

ABSTRACT

A feedback information transmission/reception method for use in a mobile communication system is provided. The feedback information transmission method includes receiving configuration information on at least two reference signals and feedback configuration information for use in generating feedback information based on the at least two reference signals from a base station, receiving the at least two reference signals from the base station, measuring the at least two reference signals received, generating the feedback information based on the measurement result according to the feedback configuration information, and transmitting the feedback information to the base station.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.14/454,560, filed Aug. 7, 2014, which claims foreign priority to KoreanPatent Application No. 10-2013-0093388, filed on Aug. 7, 2013, thisdisclosures of which are hereby fully incorporated by reference for allpurposes as if fully set forth herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system and,in particular, to a channel state information transmission/receptionmethod for a terminal to measure radio channel quality and report themeasurement result to a base station in a wireless mobile communicationsystem operating based on a multicarrier multiple access scheme such asOrthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA).

BACKGROUND

The mobile communication system has evolved into a high-speed,high-quality wireless packet data communication system to provide dataand multimedia services beyond the early voice-oriented services. Inline with this tendency, the standardization organizations such as 3rdGeneration Partnership Project (3GPP), 3GPP2, and Institute ofElectrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are standardizing 3G evolvedmobile communication standards based on multicarrier multiple accessscheme. The 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), 3GPP2 Ultra Mobile Broadband(UMB), and IEEE 802.16m are the mobile communication standards that havebeen developed to support high speed high quality wireless packet datacommunication services based on the multicarrier multiple access scheme.

Existing 3G evolved mobile communication standards such as LTE, UMB, andIEEE 802.16m based on the multicarrier multiple access scheme arecharacterized by various techniques including Multiple Input MultipleOutput (MIMO), beamforming, Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC),channel sensitive scheduling, etc. for improving transmissionefficiency. Such techniques are capable of concentrating transmissionpower with multiple antennas or adjusting transmission data amountdepending on the channel quality and transmitting data to the user withgood channel quality selectively, resulting in improvement oftransmission efficiency and increase of system throughput.

Because most of these techniques operate based on the channel stateinformation between an evolved Node B (eNB) (or Base Station (BS)) and aUser Equipment (UE) (or Mobile Station (MS)), the eNB or UE has tomeasure the channel state between the eNB and UE based on Channel StateIndication Reference Signal (CSI-RS). The eNB is a transmitter indownlink and a receiver in uplink and capable of managing a pluralitycells for communication. A mobile communication system is made up of aplurality of eNBs distributed geographically, and each eNB manages aplurality of cells to provide the UEs with communication service.

Existing 3G and 4G mobile communication systems represented by LTE/LTE-Aadopt MIMO technique using a plurality transmission/receive antennas toincrease data rate and system throughput. Using a MIMO scheme, it ispossible to transmit a plurality of information streams separatedspatially. This technique of transmitting the plural information streamsis referred to as spatial multiplexing. Typically, the number ofinformation streams to be spatially multiplexed is determined dependingon the numbers of antennas of the transmitter and receiver. The numberof information streams that can be spatially multiplexed is referred toas rank of the corresponding transmission. The LTE/LTE-A Release 11supports 8×8 MIMO spatial multiplexing and up to rank 8.

The Full Dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO) system to which the method proposed inthe present disclosure is applied is capable of using 32 or moretransmit antennas with the evolvement of the legacy LTE/LTE-A MIMOscheme supporting up to 8 antennas.

The FD-MIMO system is the wireless communication system capable oftransmitting data using a few dozen or more of transmit antennas.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example FD-MIMO system.

Referring to FIG. 1, the base station transmitter 100 transmits radiosignals 120 and 130 through a few dozen or more transmit antennas. Thetransmit antennas 110 are arranged at minimum distance among each other.The minimum distance may be half of the wavelength (?/2). Typically, inthe case that the transmit antennas are arranged at the distance of halfof the wavelength of the radio signal, the signals transmitted by therespective transmit antennas are influenced by radio channel with lowcorrelation. Assuming the radio signal band of 2 GH, this distance is7.5 cm and shortened as the band becomes higher than 2 GHz.

In FIG. 1, a few dozen or more transmit antennas 110 arranged at thebase station are used to transmit signals to one or more terminals asdenoted by reference number 120 and 130. In order to transmit signals toplural terminals simultaneously, an appropriated precoding is applied.At this time, one terminal may receive plural information streams.Typically, a number of information streams which a terminal can receiveis determined depending on the number of receive antenna of theterminal, channel state, and reception capability of the terminal.

In order to implement the FD-MIMO system efficiently, the terminal hasto measure the channel condition and interference size accurately andtransmit the channel state information to the base station efficiently.If the channel state information is received, the base stationdetermines the terminals for downlink transmission, downlink data rate,and precoding to be applied. In the case of FD-MIMO system using largenumber of transmit antennas, if the channel state informationtransmission method of the legacy LTE/LTE-A system is applied withoutmodification, the control information amount to be transmitted in uplinkincreases significantly, resulting in uplink overhead.

The mobile communication system is restricted in resource such as time,frequency, and transmission power. Accordingly, if the resourceallocated for reference signal increases, the resource amount to beallocated for data traffic channel transmission decreases, resulting inreduction of absolute data transmission amount. In this case, althoughthe channel estimation and measurement performance are improved, thedata transmission amount decreases, resulting in reduction of entiresystem throughput.

Thus, there is a need of allocating the resources for reference signaland traffic channel transmissions efficiently in order to maximize theentire system throughput.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example time-frequency grid a single ResourceBlock (RB) of a downlink subframe as a smallest scheduling unit in theLTE/LTE-A system.

As shown in FIG. 2, the radio resource is of one subframe in the timedomain and one RB in the frequency domain. The radio resource consistsof 12 subcarriers in the frequency domain and 14 OFDM symbols in thetime domain, i.e. 168 unique frequency-time positions. In LTE/LTE-A,each frequency-time position is referred to as Resource Element (RE).

The radio resource structured as shown in FIG. 2 can be used fortransmitting plural different types of signals as follows.

1. CRS (Cell-specific Reference Signal): reference signal transmitted toall the UEs within a cell

2. DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal): reference signal transmitted toa specific UE

3. PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel): data channel transmitted indownlink which the eNB use to transmit data to the UE and mapped to REsnot used for reference signal transmission in data region of FIG. 2

4. CSI-RS (Channel state information Reference Signal): reference signaltransmitted to the UEs within a cell and used for channel statemeasurement. Multiple CSI-RSs can be transmitted within a cell.

5. Other control channels (PHICH, PCFICH, PDCCH): channels for providingcontrol channel necessary for the UE to receive PDCCH and transmittingACK/NACK of HARQ operation for uplink data transmission.

In addition to the above signals, zero power CSI-RS can be configured inorder for the UEs within the corresponding cells to receive the CSI-RSstransmitted by different eNBs in the LTE-A system. The zero power CSI-RS(muting) can be mapped to the positions designated for CSI-RS, and theUE receives the traffic signal skipping the corresponding radio resourcein general. In the LTE-A system, the zero power CSI-RS is referred to asmuting. The zero power CSI-RS (muting) by nature is mapped to the CSI-RSposition without transmission power allocation.

In FIG. 2, the CSI-RS can be transmitted at some of the positions markedby A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J according to the number of number ofantennas transmitting CSI-RS. Also, the zero power CSI-RS (muting) canbe mapped to some of the positions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J. TheCSI-RS can be mapped to 2, 4, or 8 REs according to the number of theantenna ports for transmission. For two antenna ports, half of aspecific pattern is used for CSI-RS transmission; for four antennaports, entire of the specific pattern is used for CSI-RS transmission;and for eight antenna ports, two patterns are used for CSI-RStransmission. Meanwhile, muting is always performed by pattern. That is,although the muting may be applied to plural patterns, if the mutingpositions mismatch CSI-RS positions, muting cannot be applied to onepattern partially.

In the case of transmitting CSI-RSs of two antenna ports, the CSI-RSsare mapped to two consecutive REs in the time domain and distinguishedfrom each other using orthogonal codes. In the case of transmittingCSI-RSs of four antenna ports, the CSI-RSs are mapped in the same way ofmapping the two more CSI-RSs to two more consecutive REs. This isapplied to the case of transmitting CSI-RSs of eight antenna ports.

In a cellular system, the reference signal has to be transmitted fordownlink channel state measurement. In the case of the 3GPP LTE-Asystem, the UE measures the channel state with the eNB using the CSI-RStransmitted by the eNB. The channel state is measured in considerationof a few factors including downlink interference. The downlinkinterference includes the interference caused by the antennas ofneighbor eNBs and thermal noise that are important in determining thedownlink channel condition. For example, in the case that the eNB withone transmit antenna transmits the reference signal to the UE with onereceive antenna, the UE has to determine energy per symbol that can bereceived in downlink and interference amount that may be received forthe duration of receiving the corresponding symbol to calculate Es/Iofrom the received reference signal. The calculated Es/Io is reported tothe eNB such that the eNB determines the downlink data rate for the UE.

In the LTE-A system, the UE feeds back the information on the downlinkchannel state for use in downlink scheduling of the eNB. That is, the UEmeasures the reference signal transmitted by the eNB in downlink andfeeds back the information estimated from the reference signal to theeNB in the format defined in LTE/LTE-A standard. In LTE/LTE-A, the UEfeedback information includes the following three indicators:

1. Rank Indicator (RI): number of spatial layers that can be supportedby the current channel experienced at the UE.

2. Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI): precoding matrix recommended by thecurrent channel experienced at the UE.

3. Channel Quality Indicator (CQI): maximum possible data rate that theUE can receive signal in the current channel state. CQI may be replacedwith the SINR, maximum error correction code rate and modulation scheme,or per-frequency data efficiency that can be used in similar way to themaximum data rate.

The RI, PMI, and CQI are associated among each other in meaning. Forexample, the precoding matrix supported in LTE/LTE-A is configureddifferently per rank. Accordingly, the PMI value ‘X’ is interpreteddifferently for the cases of RI set to 1 and RI set to 2. Also, whendetermining CQI, the UE assumes that the PMI and RI which the UE hasreported are applied by the eNB. That is, if the UE reports RI_X, PMI_Y,and CQI_Z; this means that the UE is capable of receiving the signal atthe data rate corresponding to CQI_Z when the rank RI_X and theprecoding matrix PMI_Y are applied. In this way, the UE calculates CQIwith which the optimal performance is achieved in real transmissionunder the assumption of the transmission mode to be selected by the eNB.

In LTE/LTE-A, the UE is configured with one of the following fourfeedback or reporting modes depending on the information to be includedtherein:

1. Mode 1-0: RI, wideband CQI (wCQI)

2. Mode 1-1: RI, wCQI, wideband PMI (wPMI)

3. Mode 2-0: RI, wCQI, subband CQI (sCQI)

4. Mode 2-1: RI, wCQI, wPMI, sCQI, sPMI

The feedback timing in the respective feedback mode is determined basedon I_(CQI/PMI) transmitted through high layer signaling and N_(pd),N_(OFFSET,CQI), M_(RI), N_(OFFSET,RI) corresponding to I_(RI). In Mode1-0, the wCQI transmission period is N_(pd), and the feedback timing isdetermined based on the subframe offset value of N_(OFFSET,CQI). The RItransmission period is N_(pd)·M_(RI), and RI transmission period offsetis N_(OFFSET,CQI)+N_(OFFSET,RI).

FIG. 3 illustrates example feedback timings of RI and wCQI in the caseof N_(pd)=2, M_(RI)=2, N_(OFFSET,CQI)=1, and N_(OFFSET,RI)=−1. Here, theeach timing is indicated by subframe index.

Here, the feedback mode 1-1 has the same timings as the feedback mode1-0 with the exception that PMI is transmitted at the wCQI transmissiontiming together.

In the feedback mode 2-0, the sCQI feedback period is N_(pd) with offsetN_(OFFSET,CQI). The wCQI feedback period is H·N_(pd) with offsetN_(OFFSET,CQI) equal to the sCQI offset. Here, H=J·K+1 where K istransmitted through higher layer signal and J is determined according tothe system bandwidth.

For example, J is determined as 3 in the 10 MHz system. This means thatwCQI is transmitted at every H sCQI transmissions in replacement ofsCQI. The RI period M_(RI)·H·N_(pd) with offsetN_(OFFSET,CQI)+N_(OFFSET,RI)

FIG. 4 illustrates example feedback timings of RI, sCQI, and wCQI in thecase of N_(pd)=2, M_(RI)=2, J=3 (10 MHz), K=1, N_(OFFSET,CQI)=1, andN_(OFFSET,RI)=−1.

The feedback mode 2-1 is identical with the feedback mode 2-0 infeedback timings with the exception that PMI is transmitted at the wCQItransmission timings together.

Unlike the feedback timings for the case of 4 CSI-RS antenna ports asdescribed above, two PMIs have to be transmitted for 8 CSI-RS antennaports. For 8 CSI-RS antenna ports, the feedback mode 1-1 is divided intotwo sub-modes. In the first sub-mode, the first PMI is transmitted alongwith RI and the second PMI along with wCQI. Here, the wCQI and secondPMI feedback period and offset are defined as N_(pd) and N_(OFFSET,CQI),and the RI and first PMI feedback period and offset are defined asM_(RI)·N_(pd) and N_(OFFSET,CQI)+N_(OFFSET,RI), respectively. If theprecoding matrix indicated by the first PMI is W1 and the precodingmatrix indicated by the second PMI is W2, the UE and the eNB share theinformation on the UE-preferred precoding matrix of W1W2.

For the 8 CSI-RS antenna ports, the feedback mode 2-1 adopts newinformation of Precoding Type Indicator (PTI) which is transmitted alongwith RI at period of M_(RI)·H·N_(pd) with the offset ofN_(OFFSET,CQI)+N_(OFFSET,RI). For PTI=0, the first and second PMIs andwCQI are transmitted, particularly the wCQI and second PMI at the sametiming at a period N_(pd) with an offset of N_(OFFSET,CQI). Meanwhile,the first PMI is transmitted at a period of H′·N_(pd) with an offset ofN_(OFFSET,CQI). Here, H′ is transmitted through higher layer signaling.For PTI=1, the PTI and RI are transmitted at the same timing, the wCQIand second PMI are transmitted at the same timing, and sCQI istransmitted additionally. In this case, the first PMI is nottransmitted. The PTI and RI are transmitted at same period with the sameoffset as the case of PTI=0, and sCQI is transmitted at a period ofN_(pd) with an offset of N_(OFFSET,CQI). Also, the wCQI and second PMIare transmitted at a period of H·N_(pd) with an offset ofN_(OFFSET,CQI), and H is set to the same value as the case of 4 CSI-RSantenna ports.

FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate example feedback timings for PTI=0 and PTI=1with N_(pd)=2, M_(RI)=2, J=3 (10 MHz), K=1, H′=3, N_(OFFSET,CQI)=1, andN_(OFFSET,RI)=−1, respectively.

Typically, in the FD-MIMO using a plurality of transmit antennas, thenumber of CSI-RSs has to increases in proportion to the number oftransmit antennas. In an exemplary case of LTE/LTE-A using 8 transmitantennas, the eNB has to transmit CSI-RSs of 8 ports to the UE fordownlink channel state measurement. At this time, in order to transmit8-port CSI-RSs, 8 REs has to be allocated for CSI-RS transmission in oneRB as marked by A and B in FIG. 2. In the case of applying CSI-RStransmission scheme of LTE/LTE-A to FD-MIMO, the CSI-RS transmissionresource increases in proportion to the number of transmit antenna. Thatis, the eNB having 128 transmit antennas has to transmit CSI-RS on 128REs in one RB. Such a CSI-RS transmission scheme consumes excessiveradio resources and thus causes shortage of resource for datatransmission.

SUMMARY

To address the above-discussed deficiencies, it is a primary object toprovide a method and apparatus for a UE to measure reference signals,generate channel state information, and transmit the channel stateinformation for efficient data transmission/reception in the LTE-Asystem operating in the DS-MIMO mode. Also, the present disclosureprovides a method and apparatus for an eNB to transmit the referencesignals to the UE and receive the channel state information transmittedby the UE.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a feedbackinformation transmission method of a terminal in a mobile communicationsystem is provided. The feedback information transmission methodincludes receiving configuration information on at least two referencesignals and feedback configuration information for use in generatingfeedback information based on the at least two reference signals from abase station, receiving the at least two reference signals from the basestation, measuring the at least two reference signals received,generating the feedback information based on the measurement resultaccording to the feedback configuration information, and transmittingthe feedback information to the base station.

In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a feedbackinformation reception method of a base station in a mobile communicationsystem is provided. The feedback information reception method includestransmitting configuration information on at least two reference signalsand feedback configuration information for use in generating feedbackinformation based on the at least two reference signals to a terminal,transmitting the at least two reference signals to the terminal, andreceiving the feedback information generated based on the feedbackconfiguration information from the terminal.

In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a terminalfor transmitting feedback information in a mobile communication systemis provided. The terminal includes a communication unit which isresponsible for data communication with a base station and a controllerwhich controls the communication unit to receive configurationinformation on at least two reference signals and feedback configurationinformation for use in generating feedback information based on the atleast two reference signals from a base station and, afterward,receiving the at least two reference signals from the base station,measures the at least two reference signals received, generates thefeedback information based on the measurement result according to thefeedback configuration information, and controls the communication unitto transmit the feedback information to the base station.

In accordance with still another aspect of the present disclosure, abase station for receiving feedback information in a mobilecommunication system is provided. The base station includes acommunication unit which is responsible for data communication with aterminal and a communication unit which controls the communication unitto transmit configuration information on at least two reference signalsand feedback configuration information for use in generating feedbackinformation based on the at least two reference signals to a terminaland, afterward, the at least two reference signals to the terminal andto receive the feedback information generated based on the feedbackconfiguration information from the terminal.

Before undertaking the DETAILED DESCRIPTION below, it may beadvantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases usedthroughout this patent document: the terms “include” and “comprise,” aswell as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation; the term“or,” is inclusive, meaning and/or; the phrases “associated with” and“associated therewith,” as well as derivatives thereof, may mean toinclude, be included within, interconnect with, contain, be containedwithin, connect to or with, couple to or with, be communicable with,cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximate to, be bound to orwith, have, have a property of, or the like; and the term “controller”means any device, system or part thereof that controls at least oneoperation, such a device may be implemented in hardware, firmware orsoftware, or some combination of at least two of the same. It should benoted that the functionality associated with any particular controllermay be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely.Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout thispatent document, those of ordinary skill in the art should understandthat in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, aswell as future uses of such defined words and phrases.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and itsadvantages, reference is now made to the following description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like referencenumerals represent like parts:

FIG. 1 illustrates an example FD-MIMO system;

FIG. 2 an example time-frequency grid with a single Resource Block (RB)of a downlink subframe as a smallest scheduling unit in the LTE/LTE-Asystem;

FIGS. 3 to 6 illustrate example timing diagrams for feedback timings inthe LTE/LTE-A system.

FIG. 7 illustrates a mechanism of CSI-RS transmission in FD-MIMO systemaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 illustrates feedbacks of RI, PMI, and CQI based on two CSI-RS inthe feedback method according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart for the operation procedure of the UEaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 illustrates a flowchart for the operation procedure of the eNBaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 illustrates a block diagram of a configuration of the UEaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 12 illustrates a block diagram of a configuration of the eNBaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIGS. 7 through 12, discussed below, and the various embodiments used todescribe the principles of the present disclosure in this patentdocument are by way of illustration only and should not be construed inany way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the artwill understand that the principles of the present disclosure may beimplemented in any suitably arranged system or device. Exemplaryembodiments of the present disclosure are described with reference tothe accompanying drawings in detail. Detailed description of well-knownfunctions and structures incorporated herein may be omitted to avoidobscuring the subject matter of the present disclosure. Further, thefollowing terms are defined in consideration of the functionality in thepresent disclosure, and may vary according to the intention of a user oran operator, usage, etc. Therefore, the definition should be made on thebasis of the overall content of the present specification.

Although the description is directed to the OFDM-based radiocommunication system, particularly the 3GPP Evolved UniversalTerrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA), it will be understood by thoseskilled in the art that the present disclosure can be applied even toother communication systems having the similar technical background andchannel format, with a slight modification, without departing from thespirit and scope of the present disclosure.

In order to make it possible for the UE to measure the channels of theplural transmit antennas while preventing the eNB having a plurality oftransmit antennas like FD-MIMO from allocating excessively large amountof radio resource for CSI-RS transmission, the eNB can be configured totransmit CSI-RSs in N dimensions. In an exemplary case that the transmitantennas of the eNB is arranged in 2 dimensions as shown in FIG. 2, itis possible to transmit CSI-RSs in 2 dimensions separately.

According to this principle, the reference signals transmitted from theeNB to the UE may be classified into the first CSI-RS and second CSI-RS.According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the two types ofreference signals are sorted may be differentiated between horizontaldirection and vertical direction such that one CSI-RS is used forhorizontal direction channel information (horizontal CSI-RS) and theother for vertical direction channel information (vertical CSI-RS).Although it is not mandatory to classify the reference signals into thehorizontal and vertical components for implementing the presentdisclosure, the description is made under the assumption that thereference signals are classified into horizontal CSI-RS and verticalCSI-RS for simplifying the explanation.

FIG. 7 illustrates a mechanism of CSI-RS transmission in FD-MIMO systemaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7, the eNB operating in FD-MIMO mode according to anembodiment of the present disclosure is provided with total 32 antennas.Among them, 16 antennas (A0, . . . A3, B0, . . . B3, C0, . . . C3, D0, .. . D3) are arranged at an angle of −45° to the negative direction ofthe X axis, and the other 16 antennas (E0, . . . E3, F0, . . . F3, G0, .. . F3, H0, . . . H3) are arranged at an angle of +45° to the positivedirection of the X axis. The antenna formation in which N/2 antennas andthe rest N/2 antennas are arranged to form an angle of 90 degrees at theposition is referred to XPOL. The XPOL is used to obtain high antennagain by arranging a plurality of antenna within a small space.

In the case of XPOL, the first antenna group of N/2 antennas having thesame direction and the second antenna group of rest N/2 antennas arearranged at the same position such that the radio channels formed by therespective antenna groups differ in phase from each other. That is,assuming that N_(Rx)×16 channel matrix between the first antenna groupand the UE is H₁(N_(Rx) is the number of receive antennas), the channelmatrix H₂ between the second antenna group and the UE can be expressedas a scalar product of H₁ as equation (1).H ₂ =e ^(jΦ) H ₁  (1)

Here, (i, j) component of H_(k) denotes the channel n from the j^(th)transmit antenna to the i^(th) receive antenna in the k^(th) antennagroup.

In FIG. 3, the 32 antennas 300 are indicated by A0, . . . , A3, B0, . .. . B3, C0, . . . , C3, D0, . . . , D3, E0, . . . , E3, F0, . . . , F3,G0, . . . , G3, and H0, . . . , H3. Two CSI-RSs are transmitted throughthe 32 antennas.

The antenna ports corresponding to H-CSI-RS for use in measuringhorizontal channel state consist of the following 8 antenna ports.

1. H-CSI-RS port 0: group of antennas A0, A1, A2, and A3

2. H-CSI-RS port 1: group of antennas B0, B1, B2, and B3

3. H-CSI-RS port 2: group of antennas C0, C1, C2, and C3

4. H-CSI-RS port 3: group of antennas D0, D1, D2, and D3

5. H-CSI-RS port 4: group of antennas E0, E1, E2, and E3

6. H-CSI-RS port 5: group of antennas F0, F1, F2, and F3

7. H-CSI-RS port 6: group of antennas G0, G1, G2, and G3

8. H-CSI-RS port 7: group of antennas H0, H1, H2, and H3

Grouping plural antennas into one CSI-RS port means antennavirtualization which is implemented through linear combination of pluralantennas.

The antenna ports corresponding to V-CSI-RS for use in measuringvertical channel state include the following 4 antenna ports.

1. V-CSI-RS port 0: group of antennas A0, B0, C0, D0, E0, F0, G0, and H0

2. V-CSI-RS port 1: group of antennas A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, and H1

3. V-CSI-RS port 2: group of antennas A2, B2, C2, D2, E2, F2, G2, and H2

4. V-CSI-RS port 3: group of antennas A3, B3, C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, and H3

In the case that a plurality of antenna are arranged 2-dimensionally inan M×N (vertical direction×horizontal direction) matrix, the FD-MIMOchannels may be measured using N horizontal direction CSI-RS ports and MCSI-RS ports. That is, when using two CSI-RSs, M+N CSI-RS ports may berequired for checking the channel state for M×N transmit antennas. It isadvantageous to use relatively small number of CSI-RS ports for checkingthe information on the relatively large number of the transmit antennasin reducing CSI-RS overhead. In the above case, the channel informationon the FD-MIMO transmit antennas is acquired using two CSI-RSs, and thisapproach can be applied to the case of using K CSI-RSs in the samemanner.

In FIG. 7, the 32 transmit antennas are mapped to 8 H-CSI-RS ports and 4V-CSI-RS ports in order for the UE to measure the radio channels of theFD-MIMO system based thereon. The H-CSI-RS may be used for estimatingthe horizontal angle between the UE and the eNB transmit antennas asdenoted by reference number 310, while the V-CSI-RS may be used forestimating the vertical angle between the UE and the eNB transmitantennas as denoted by reference number 320.

The UE measures the channels based on the plural CSI-RSs and transmitRI, PMI, and CQI generated using the measurement result to the eNB so asto notify the eNB of the radio channels of the FD-MIMO system.

FIG. 8 illustrates feedbacks of RI, PMI, and CQI based on two CSI-RS inthe feedback method according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

In FIG. 8, the UE is assigned the first feedback information (feedback1) and the second feedback information (feedback 2) for as independentfeedback information for V-CSI-RS and H-CSI-RS. That is, the UE measuresthe V-CSI-RS to feed back the channel state information of feedback 1and measures the H-CSI-RS to feed back the channel state information offeedback 2.

The RI, PMI, and CQI are transmitted in the state of being correlatedamong each other. In the case of feedback 1, the RIV informs of the rankof the precoding matrix indicated by the PMIV. Also, CQIV indicates thedata rate supported by the UE or the value corresponding thereto in thecase that the eNB precoding matrix of the corresponding rank which isindicated by PMIV when the eNB performs transmission at the rankindicated by RIV. Like feedback 1, the RI, PMI, and CQI are transmittedin the state of being correlated among each other in feedback 2.

In the in the feedback method as shown in FIG. 8, the UE is allocatedfeedback resources for FD-MIMO as follows.

First, the UE is allocated two CSI-RS resources {CSI-RS-1, CSI-RS-2}from the eNB. That is, the UE receives two CSI-RSs from the eNB forchannel measurement. At this time, the UE may have no capability ofchecking whether the two CSI-RSs correspond to V-CSI-RS or H-CSI-RS.

Afterward, the UE is assigned two feedbacks through Radio ResourceControl (RRC) information formatted as shown in table 1.

TABLE 1 First feedback information Second feedback information(Feedback 1) (Feedback 2) CSI-RS information: CSI-RS information:CSI-RS-1 CSI-RS-2 Reporting mode Reporting mode Feedback timing Feedbacktiming PMI codebook information PMI codebook information Etc. Etc.

In table 1, the RRC information on feedbacks 1 and 2 are assignedindependently, and the PMI codebook information means the information onthe set of precoding matrices capable of being used for correspondingfeedback. If no PMI codebook information is included in the RRCinformation for feedback, it is regarded that all precoding matricesdefined in the standard can be used for feedback. In table 1, the otherinformation (etc.) may include feedback interval and offset informationand interference measurement resource information.

It can be one of the channel state information report methods toconfigure plural feedbacks for plural transmit antennas of the FD-MIMOeNB and let the UE to report channel state information to the eNB asshown in FIG. 8.

This method is advantageous in that no extra implementation is necessaryfor the UE to generate the channel state information for FD-MIMO.However, the channel state information report method of FIG. 8 has adrawback in that it is difficult expect enough performance gain of theFD-MIMO system.

The reason for the lack of FD-MIMO system performance is because the UEcannot not provide CQI generated under the assumption of the precodingfor FD-MIMO with the report of the channel state information on whichthe configuration of plural feedbacks using plural CSI-RSs as shown inFIG. 8.

More detailed description thereon is made hereinafter. In the case thata plural transmit antennas are arranged 2-dimensionally in the FD-MIMOsystem as shown in FIG. 7, both the vertical and horizontal directionprecodings are applied for the UE. That is, the UE receives the signalto which the precodings corresponding to PMIH and PMIV are applied ofFIG. 8 but not one of them. However, if the UE reports the CQIH, CQIVfor the case of applying the precodings corresponding to PMIH and PMIVseparately, the eNB does not receive the CQI for the case where both thevertical and horizontal direction precodings are applied and thus has todetermine the CQI when both the precodings are applied. If the eNBdetermine a certain CQI for the case where both the vertical andhorizontal direction precodings are applied, this may cause degradationof the system performance.

In addition to the method of FIG. 8 in which the UE generates andreports the vertical and horizontal feedback information independently,an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a feedback method beingimplemented in such a way of recognizing the two CSI-RSs delivered tothe UE AS the vertical and horizontal direction channel estimationreference signals of the 2-dimensional antenna structure and selectingthe best precoding matrix among the precoding matrices designed suitablefor the 2-dimensional antenna structure and XPOL antenna arrangement toreport the corresponding rank information, precoding information, andCQI. That is, the present disclosure proposes a method for the UE togenerate the feedback information for FD-MIMO using a set of precodingmatrices designed to be suitable for the 2-dimensional antenna structureand XPOL and report the feedback information. In the present disclosure,the set of precoding matrices defined between the eNB and the UE may bereferred to as codebook, and each precoding matrix of the codebook maybe referred to as codeword.

In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE estimateschannels using the two CSI-RSs in consideration of the 2-dimensionalantenna arrangement, selects the best rank and precoding matrix from thecodebook designed in consideration of the XPOL structure, and reportsRI, PMI, and CQI generated based on the selected rank and precodingmatrix.

As described above, the 2-dimensional XPOL antenna array of FIG. 7 isprovided with total 32 antennas among which the first group of 16antennas is arranged to have an angle of −45° to the positive directionof the X axis and the second group of the rest 16 antennas is arrangedto having an angle of +45° to the positive direction of the X axis. Atthis time, the two antenna groups are arranged at the same position.Accordingly, the N_(Rx)×16 channel matrix H₂ between the second antennagroup and the UE can be expressed as a scalar product of the N_(Rx)×16channel matrix H₁ between the first antenna group and the UE as shown inequation (2).H ₂ =e ^(jΦ) H ₁  (2)

Accordingly, the N_(Rx)×32 channel matrix H for the 32 antennas formingthe first and second antenna groups is expressed in the form of equation(3).H=[H ₁ e ^(jΦ) H ₁]  (3)

A description is made of the method for selecting the best precodingmatrix for the channel matrix of equation (3) in rank 1. In this case,the precoding matrix maximizing Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) is selectedusing the method expressed by equation (4).

$\begin{matrix}{\hat{P} = {{\begin{matrix}{\arg\mspace{11mu}\max} \\p\end{matrix}{{HP}}} = {{\begin{matrix}{\arg\mspace{11mu}\max} \\{p_{1}p_{2}}\end{matrix}{{\left\lbrack {H_{1}\mspace{31mu} e^{j\;\phi}H_{1}} \right\rbrack\begin{bmatrix}P_{1} \\P_{2}\end{bmatrix}}}} = {\begin{matrix}{\arg\mspace{11mu}\max} \\{P_{1}P_{2}}\end{matrix}{{{H_{1}P_{1}} + {e^{j\;\phi}H_{1}P_{2}}}}}}}} & (4)\end{matrix}$

Here,

$P = \begin{bmatrix}P_{1} \\P_{2}\end{bmatrix}$denotes 32×1 precoding matrix. P₁ and P₂ denote 16×1 beamforming vectorsfor forming the beams in specific directions in combination with thechannel matrix. In equation (4), the precoding matrix maximizing SNR hasto have the property of equation (5).P ₂ =e ^(−jΦ) P ₁  (5)

Accordingly, the precoding matrix for rank 1 to maximize SNR has to bestructured in the form of equation (6).

$\begin{matrix}{P = \begin{bmatrix}P_{1} \\{e^{j\;\Phi}P_{1}}\end{bmatrix}} & (6)\end{matrix}$

That is, equation (6) shows that the good precoding matrix is designedto match the phases of the two antennas groups of the XPOL in formingthe respective beams with the same beamforming vector.

By referencing the rank 1 precoding matrix design of equation (6), it ispossible to see that the SNR of each transmission layer is maximizedwhen equation (6) is applied per column of the precoding matrix for rank1 or above. Through the above-described method, the rank 2 precodingmatrix can be designed as equation (7).

$\begin{matrix}{P = \begin{bmatrix}P_{1} & P_{1}^{\prime} \\{e^{{- j}\;\Phi}P_{1}} & {{- e^{{- j}\;\Phi}}P_{1}^{\prime}}\end{bmatrix}} & (7)\end{matrix}$

In equation (7), P₁ and P₁′ are the same vector or orthogonal vectors.This is because it is known that the precoding matrix is designed tohave the unitary matrix property to maximize SNR.

Due to the limitation of the feedback information amount available fromthe UE to the eNB, it is impossible to transmit the precoding matrixoptimal mathematically to a specific channel matrix directly.Accordingly, in the real system, a set of predetermined number ofprecoding matrices is defined as a codebook available between the UE andthe eNB such that the UE feeds back the index of a precoding matrix tothe eNB.

In the case of designing the rank 1 codebook available for XPOL having Nantennas in consideration of the rank 1 codebook structure of equation(6), the precoding matrix can be determined based on two indices in thecodebook as shown in equation (8).

$\begin{matrix}{{{P\left( {i_{1},i_{2}} \right)} = {{W_{1}\left( i_{1} \right)}{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)}}}{{where},{{W_{1}\left( i_{1} \right)} = \begin{bmatrix}{X\left( i_{1} \right)} & 0 \\0 & {X\left( i_{1} \right)}\end{bmatrix}},{{X\left( i_{1} \right)} = \left\lbrack {{P_{1}\left( i_{1} \right)}\mspace{14mu}\ldots\mspace{14mu}{P_{M}\left( i_{1} \right)}} \right\rbrack},{P_{m}^{(i_{1)}} \in \left\{ {{C_{0,}C_{1,}\mspace{14mu}\ldots}\mspace{11mu},C_{Q - 1}} \right\}},{and}}{{{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)} = {\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{bmatrix}e_{m} \\{\alpha^{k}e_{m}}\end{bmatrix}}},{\alpha = e^{- \frac{j\; 2\pi}{K}}},{i_{2} = {{K\left( {m - 1} \right)} + k}},{m = 1},2,\ldots\mspace{11mu},M,{k = 0},1,\ldots\mspace{11mu},{K - 1}}} & (8)\end{matrix}$

Here, c_(q) denotes a N/2×1 beamforming vector for N/2 antennas of theantenna group arranged at the same angle in XPOL under the assumptionthat Q beamforming vectors are available in equation (8). e_(m) denotesa unitary vector having all zero elements with the exception of m^(th)element having the value of 1 such that P_(m)(i₁) as the m^(th) columnof the diagonal block matrix X(i₁) [P₁(i₁) . . . P_(M)(i₁)] of W₁(i₁) isselected as the beamforming vector. That is, the final precoding matrixobtained in combination based on the determination of index (i₁, i₂) isexpressed as equation (9) like equation (6).

$\begin{matrix}{{{P\left( {i_{1},i_{2}} \right)} = {{{W_{1}\left( i_{1} \right)}{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)}} = \begin{bmatrix}{P_{m}\left( i_{1} \right)} \\{e^{- \frac{j\; 2\;\pi}{K}}{P_{m}\left( i_{1} \right)}}\end{bmatrix}}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu} i_{2}} = {{K\left( {m - 1} \right)} + k}}} & (9)\end{matrix}$

The properties of index (i₁, i₂) determining the precoding matrix are asfollows.

First, i₁ indicates M beamforming vector candidates selectable for thecurrent channel among all beamforming vectors of the codebook. Also, i₂is used for selecting the best beamforming vector to be used with thecurrent channel among the beamforming vector candidates indicated by i₁and adjusting the phases of the antenna groups.

A method of designing the rank 1 codebook appropriate for XPOL having Nantennas which has been described with reference to equations (8) and(9) may be extended to take rank 2 into consideration. That is, theprecoding matrix in a rank 2 codebook may be determined with two indicesas expressed by equation (10).

$\begin{matrix}{{{{P\left( {i_{1},i_{2}} \right)} = {{W_{1}\left( i_{1} \right)}W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)}}{where},{{W_{1}\left( i_{1} \right)} = \begin{bmatrix}{X\left( i_{1} \right)} & 0 \\0 & {X\left( i_{1} \right)}\end{bmatrix}},{{X\left( i_{1} \right)} = \left\lbrack {{p_{1}\left( i_{1} \right)}\mspace{14mu}\ldots\mspace{14mu}{p_{M}\left( i_{1} \right)}} \right\rbrack},{{p_{m}\left( i_{1} \right)} \in \left\{ {{C_{0,}C_{1,}\mspace{14mu}\ldots}\mspace{11mu},C_{Q - 1}} \right\}},{and}}{{{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)} = {\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{bmatrix}e_{m\; 1} & e_{m\; 2} \\{\alpha^{k}e_{m\; 1}} & {{- \alpha^{k}}e_{m\; 2}}\end{bmatrix}}},{\alpha = e^{- \frac{j\; 2\pi}{K}}},{i_{2} = {{K\left( {m - 1} \right)} + k}},{m = {{{f\left( {{m\; 1},{m\; 2}} \right)}m\; 1} \in \left\{ {1,\ldots\mspace{11mu},M} \right\}}},{{m\; 2} \in \left\{ {1,2,\ldots\mspace{11mu},M} \right\}},{k = 0},1,\ldots\mspace{11mu},{K - 1}}} & (10)\end{matrix}$

In equation (10), m is determined by (m1, m2), and m1 and m2 are used toselect a beam vector appropriate for each column of the precodingmatrix. The final precoding matrix combined after the determination ofthe index (i₁, i₂) is expressed as equation (11) like equation (7).

$\begin{matrix}{{{P\left( {i_{1},i_{2}} \right)} = {{{W_{1}\left( i_{1} \right)}{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)}} = \begin{bmatrix}{P_{m\; 1}\left( i_{1} \right)} & {P_{m\; 2}\left( i_{1} \right)} \\{e^{{- \frac{j\; 2\pi}{K}}k}{P_{m\; 1}\left( i_{1} \right)}} & {{- e^{{- \frac{j\; 2\pi}{K}}k}}{P_{m\; 2}\left( i_{1} \right)}}\end{bmatrix}}},\mspace{20mu}{i_{2} = {{K\left( {m - 1} \right)} + k}},{m = {f\left( {{m\; 1},{m\; 2}} \right)}}} & (11)\end{matrix}$

In designing the codebook of the precoding matrices, the rest part is todefine a set of beamforming vectors {C₀, C₁, . . . , C_(Q-1)} anddetermined the relationship between P_(m)(i₁) and C_(q).

In an embodiment, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) beamforming vectorsmay be used to define the beamforming vector set {C₀, C₁, . . . ,C_(Q-1)}. That is, in order to define the beamforming vector set {C⁰,C¹, . . . , C^(Q-1)}, Q columns of Q×Q DFT matrix are selected to usefirst N/2 elements as C₀, C₁, . . . , C_(Q-1). The q^(th) beamformingvector can be expressed as equation (12).o

$\begin{matrix}{c_{q} = \begin{bmatrix}1 & e^{\frac{j\; 2\pi\; q}{Q}1} & e^{\frac{j\; 2\pi\; q}{Q}2} & \ldots & e^{\frac{j\; 2\pi\; q}{Q}{({N/2})}}\end{bmatrix}} & (12)\end{matrix}$

As an exemplary method of defining the relationship between P_(m)(i₁)and C_(q), it can be considered to include the beamforming vector havingM consecutive indices in X(i₁)=[P₁(i₁) . . . P_(M)(i₁)] and map thestarting value of the M consecutive indices to i₁. Assuming that i₁ ismade up of 4 bits to express a value in the range from 0 to 15 and Q=32and M=4, the relationship between P_(m)(i₁) and C_(q) which is definedto include the beamforming vector having 4 consecutive indices in X(i₁)and 32 vectors are included evenly for 16 i₁ is expressed as equation(13).P _(m)(i ₁)=C _((2i) ₁ _(+m-1)mod 32) ,i ₁=0,1, . . .,15,m=0,1,2,3  (13)Execution (13) can be expressed in more detail as equation (14).X(0)=[c ₀ ,c ₁ ,c ₂ ,c ₃],X(1)=[c ₂ ,c ₃ ,c ₄ ,c ₅],X(2)=[c ₄ ,c ₅ ,c ₆,c ₇],X(3)=[c ₆ ,c ₇ ,c ₈ ,c ₉], . . . ,X(13)=[c ₂₆ ,c ₂₇ ,c ₂₈ ,c₂₉],X(14)=[c ₂₈ ,c ₂₉ ,c ₃₀ ,c ₃₁ a],X(15)=[c ₃₀ ,c ₃₁ ,c ₀ ,c ₁]   (14)

In another example, assuming that i₁ is made up of 5 bits to express avalue in the range from 0 to 31 and Q=64 and M=2, the relationshipbetween P_(m)(i₁) and C_(q) which is defined to include the beamformingvector having 2 consecutive indices in X(i₁) and 64 vectors are includedevenly for 32 i₁ is expressed as equation (15).P _(m)(i ₁)=c _((2i) ₁ _(+m-1)mod 32) ,i ₁=0,1, . . . ,31,m=0,1   (15)

This can be expressed as equation (16).X(0)=[c ₀ ,c ₁],X(1)=[c ₂ ,c ₃],X(2)=[c ₄ ,c ₅],X(3)=[c ₆ ,c ₇], . . .,X(30)=[c ₆₀ ,c ₆₁],X(31)=[c ₆₂ ,c ₆₃]   (16)

Once the codebook using the DFT beamforming vectors and relationshipbetween P_(m)(i₁) and C_(q) has been defined based on equation (8), theUE can estimate channels of the N transmit antennas arranged2-dimensionally based on the two CSI-RSs and generate to PMIs i₁ and i₂and CQI defining the best rank and precoding matrix. Afterward, if theUE reports the determined rank, i₁ and i₂, and CQI at the determinedtiming, the eNB may check the channel information about the UE byreferencing the predefined codebook and use the checked information fordata scheduling associated with the UE. Here, the rank, i₁ and i₂, andCQI may be carried along with uplink data at the same timing or alongwith uplink control channels at independent timings. Particularly wheni₁ and i₂ are reported at independent timings, it is more efficient totransmit i₂ at an interval shorter than that of i₁. That is, i₁ isreported at a relatively long interval to notify the eNB of the set ofavailable beamforming vectors, and i₂ is reported at a relatively shortinterval to select the beamforming vector most suitable for the actualfading channel and match the phases of the antenna groups. At this time,i_(t) is used to indicate M beamforming vector candidates selectable forthe current channel among all the beamforming vectors in the codebook,and i₂ is used to select the beamforming vector to be used actually andadjust the phases of the antenna groups.

A description is made of the UE operation in the case that the codebookof using the DFT beamforming vectors and relationship between P_(m)(i₁)and C_(q) is defined based on equation (8) according to the variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart for the operation procedure of the UEaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 9, the UE receives the configuration information ontwo CSI-RSs for use in vertical and horizontal direction channelestimation at step 910. The UE checks the information on the numbers ofports of respective CSI-RSs, CSI-RS transmission timings and resourcelocations, sequences, and transmit power, entirely or partially based onthe received configuration information.

Next, the UE checks the two CSI-RSs-based feedback configurationinformation at step 920. According to the various embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the two CSI-RSs-based feedback configuration may bemade up of all or some of the RRC information as shown in table 2.

TABLE 2 Feedback Configuration First channel information (horizontalchannel): CSI-RS-1 Second channel information (vertical channel):CSI-RS-2 Reporting (feedback) mode PMI codebook information Etc . . .

Referring to table 2, the feedback configuration is of the two CSI-RSs(CSI-RS-1 and CSI-RS 2) and includes the information on the matches ofthe respective CSI-RSs to the first and second channel information(first channel information (horizontal channel): CSI-RS and secondchannel information (vertical channel): CSI-RS-2). Although the presentembodiment is directed to the exemplary case where the first and secondchannel information correspond to the horizontal and vertical directionCSI-RSs, the present disclosure is not limited thereto but embodied bymatching the first and second channel information to the respectivevertical and horizontal direction CSI-RSs.

Referring to table 2, the feedback configuration includes the feedbackmode (reporting or feedback mode) information indicating the types offeedback information to be generated and fed back by the UE. That is,the feedback mode information is of instructing the UE to estimate thechannels established in association with the two-dimensionally arrangedN transmit antennas based on the CSI-RS-1 and CSI-RS-2 so as to generateand report two PMIs, i₁ and i₂, and CQI defining optimal rank andprecoding matrix to the eNB. The feedback mode information also mayinclude the information on whether the i₂ and CQI has to be reported persubband or as single wideband information.

The PMI codebook information denotes the information on the set ofprecoding matrices that can be used in the current channel environmentin the codebook. If the PMI codebook information is not included in theRRC information for feedback, the UE may assume that the every feedbackcan be used for notifying all available precoding matrices in thedefined codebook. In table 2, the etc. information may include thefeedback interval and offset information for periodic feedback andinterference measurement resource information.

At step 930, the UE receives the CSI-RSs checked at step 910. The UEestimates the channels between N=N_(H)N_(V) transmit antennas of the eNBand N_(Rx) receive antennas arranged 2-dimensionally. Here, N_(H) andN_(v) denote the numbers of horizontal and vertical direction CSI-RSsantenna ports.

For example, assuming N_(Rx)×N_(H) channel matrix estimated using theCSI-RS-1 is

$H_{H} = \begin{bmatrix}{h_{1}(H)} \\\vdots \\{h_{N_{Rx}}(H)}\end{bmatrix}$and N_(Rx)×N_(V) channel matrix estimated using CSI-RS-2 is

${H_{V} = \begin{bmatrix}{h_{1}(V)} \\\vdots \\{h_{N_{Rx}}(V)}\end{bmatrix}},$the N_(Rx)×(N_(H)N_(V)) channel matrix for N=N_(H)N_(V) 2-dimensionaltransmit antennas can be expressed as equation (17).

$\begin{matrix}{H_{HV} = {\gamma\begin{bmatrix}{{h_{1}(H)} \otimes {h_{1}(V)}} \\\vdots \\{{h_{N_{Rx}}(H)} \otimes {h_{N_{Rx}}(V)}}\end{bmatrix}}} & (17)\end{matrix}$

In equation (17), γ denotes a scalar value necessary for converting theinfluence of the horizontal and vertical antennas virtualization to achannel value for all of the 2-dimensional antennas, which may bereceived from the eNB separately or set to 1 pre-calculated inestimating channels based on CSI-RSs. Also, ⊗ denotes Kronecker productof matrices, and the Kronecker product between matrices A and B isexpressed as equation (18).

$\begin{matrix}{{A \otimes B} = \begin{bmatrix}{a_{11}B} & \ldots & {a_{1n}B} \\\vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\{a_{m\; 1}B} & \ldots & {a_{mn}B}\end{bmatrix}} & (18)\end{matrix}$

In equation (18),

$A = {\begin{bmatrix}a_{11} & \ldots & a_{1\; n} \\\vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\a_{m\; 1} & \ldots & a_{mn}\end{bmatrix}.}$

Equation (18) shows that the channel between the N=N_(H)N_(V) transmitantennas of the eNB and the N_(Rx) receive antennas that are arranged2-dimensionally is equivalent to the channel established by Kroneckerproduct per receive antenna for the vertical and horizontal channelsestimated based on the vertical and horizontal direction CSI-RSs, in thecase that the numbers of horizontal and vertical direction CSI-RSantenna ports are N_(H) and N_(V) respectively.

After estimating the channels between the N=N_(H)N_(V) transmit antennasof the eNB and the N_(Rx) receive antennas that are arranged2-dimensionally at step 930, the procedure goes to step 940. At step940, the UE generates the feedback information including rank, PMI, i₁and i₂, and CQI using feedback configuration received at step 920 andthe codebook defined as above. Next, the UE transmits the feedbackinformation at the corresponding timings according to the feedbackconfiguration received from the eNB at step 950 and completes theprocedure of generating and reporting the channel feedback informationin consideration of 2-dimensional arrangement.

FIG. 10 illustrates a flowchart for the operation procedure of the eNBaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10, the eNB sends the UE the configuration informationon the two CSI-RSs for use in vertical and horizontal direction channelestimation at step 1010. The configuration information also includes atleast one of a number of CSI-RS ports, CSI-RS transmission timings andresource locations, sequences, and transmit power.

Next, the eNB sends the UE the feedback configuration information on thetwo CSI-RSs at step 1020. According to the various embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the feedback configuration associated with the twoCSI-RSs includes a whole or a part of the RRC information as shown intable 2.

Next, the eNB sends the UE the two CSI-RSs at step 1030. The UEestimates the channels between N=N_(H)N_(V) transmit antennas of the eNBand N_(Rx) receive antennas arranged 2-dimensionally. Here, N_(H) andN_(V) denote the numbers of horizontal and vertical CSI-RS antenna portsrespectively.

Assuming N_(Rx)×N_(H) channel matrix estimated based on the CSI-RS-1 is

$H_{H} = \begin{bmatrix}{h_{1}(H)} \\\vdots \\{h_{N_{Rx}}(H)}\end{bmatrix}$and the N_(Rx)×N_(V) channel matrix estimated based on the CSI-RS-2 is

${H_{V} = \begin{bmatrix}{h_{1}(V)} \\\vdots \\{h_{N_{Rx}}(V)}\end{bmatrix}},$the N_(Rx)×(N_(H)N_(V)) channel matrix for N=N_(H)N_(V) 2-dimensionaltransmit antennas can be expressed as equation (17).

The UE estimates channels between the N=N_(H)N_(V) transmit antennas ofthe eNB and the N_(Rx) receive antennas that are arranged2-dimensionally. The UE generates the feedback information includingrank, PMI (i₁ and i₂) and CQI using the feedback configuration and thecodebook defined according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.Afterward, the UE sends the eNB the feedback information atcorresponding feedback timings according to the feedback configurationtransmitted by the eNB.

The eNB receives the feedback information transmitted by the UE for usein determining the channel state between the UE and the eNB at step1030.

Further embodiments of the present disclosure are similar to theembodiments described above in that the UE estimates channels based ontwo CSI-RSs and selects the best rank and precoding matrix from thecodebook designed in consideration of the XPOL structure to report theRI, PMI, and CQI generated in correspondence to the selected rank andprecoding matrix. However, these further embodiments differ in terms ofusing the codebook more suitable for the FD-MIMO system by taking the2-dimensional antenna arrangement in to consideration as well as XPPOLstructure in designing the codebook. These embodiments obviate the needof considering extra 2-dimensional channel in the CSI-RS channelestimation process.

As described with reference to FIG. 7, in the case of measuring theradio channels using the horizontal and vertical CSI-RSs, the horizontalCSI-RS is used to acquire the information on the horizontal anglebetween the UE and the transmit antennas of the eNB as denoted byreference number 301, and the vertical CSI-RS is used to acquire theinformation on the vertical angle between the UE and the transmitantennas of the eNB as denoted by reference number 320. This shows thatit is natural to select the best horizontal and vertical beamformingvectors independently and combine the selected horizontal and verticalbeamforming vectors into the beamforming vector oriented to the UElocated at a certain position within the cell to apply the beamformingvector to the 2-dimensional antennas. That is, assuming that the besthorizontal and vertical beamforming vectors are P_(H) and P_(V)respectively for the horizontal and vertical direction CSI-RSs, the bestbeamforming vector to be applied to the corresponding 2-dimensionalantenna arrangement is expressed as P_(NV)=P_(H)⊗P_(V).

If the rank 1 codebook is designed in consideration of the 2-dimensionalarrangement and XPOL antenna structure according to the variousembodiments of the present disclosure, the precoding matrix belonging tothe codebook may be expressed using three indices as equation (19).

$\begin{matrix}{{{P\left( {i_{11},i_{12},i_{2}} \right)} = {{W_{1}\left( {i_{11}.i_{12}} \right)}{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)}}}{where}{{{W_{1}\left( {i_{11},i_{12}} \right)} = \begin{bmatrix}{{X_{H}\left( i_{11} \right)} \otimes {X_{V}\left( i_{12} \right)}} & 0 \\0 & {{X_{H}\left( i_{11} \right)} \otimes {X_{V}\left( i_{12} \right)}}\end{bmatrix}},{{X_{H}\left( i_{11} \right)} = \left\lbrack {{p_{1}\left( i_{11} \right)}\mspace{14mu}\ldots\mspace{14mu} p_{M_{1}{(11)}}} \right\rbrack},{{X_{V}\left( i_{12} \right)} = \left\lbrack {{q_{1}\left( i_{12} \right)}\mspace{14mu}\ldots\mspace{14mu}{q_{M_{2}}\left( i_{12} \right)}} \right\rbrack},{{P_{m_{1}}\left( i_{11} \right)} \in C_{H}},{{q_{m_{2}}\left( i_{12} \right)} \in C_{V}}}{and}{{{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)} = {\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{bmatrix}e_{m} \\{\alpha^{k}e_{m}}\end{bmatrix}}},{\alpha = {e\frac{{- j}\; 2\pi}{K}}},{i_{2} = {{K\left( {m - 1} \right)} + k}},{m = 1},2,\ldots\mspace{11mu},M,{k = 0},1,\ldots\mspace{11mu},{K - 1}}} & (19)\end{matrix}$

Here, C_(H) and C_(V) denotes the sets of beamforming vectors availablefor use in the horizontal and vertical directions respectively.Referring to FIG. 7, in the 2-dimensional antenna structure having 4XPOL antenna pairs in the horizontal and 4 XPOL antenna pairs in thevertical directions, C_(H) and C_(V) are both the sets of beamformingvectors having a size of 4×1. In an example, C_(H) and C_(V) may be theDFT beamforming vector sets having the size of 4×1. In another example,if the 2-dimensional antennas are made up of 4 horizontally arranged and2 vertical arranged XPOL antenna pairs, C_(H) includes the 4×1beamforming vectors as shown in FIG. 7 and C_(V), includes the 2×1beamforming vectors. The numbers of the beamforming vectors included inC_(H) and C_(V) may be determined depending on the sizes of thebeamforming vectors included therein. For example, a beamforming vectorset may include Q_(4×1) 4×1 beamforming vectors or Q_(2×1) 2×1beamforming vectors. Here, Q_(4×1) Q_(2×1) may be equal to or differentfrom each other. In equation 19, M=M₁M₂ and M₁ and M₂ may be defineddifferently depending on the size of the beamforming vectors included inC_(H) and C_(V). In alternative case, M₁ and M₂ may be delivered fromthe eNB to the UE through higher layer signaling or determined bysending a preferred value to the eNB.

In equation (19), e_(m) denotes the unitary vector of which all elementsare set to 0 with the exception of the m^(th) element set to 1 and whichmakes it possible to select the m^(th) column of the block diagonalmatrix X_(H)(i₁₁)⊗X_(V)(i₁₂) of W₁(i₁₁, i₁₂) as the beamforming vector.That is, the final precoding matrix obtained through combination in thestate that index (i₁₁, i₁₂, i₂) has been determined is expressed asequation (20).

$\begin{matrix}{{{P\left( {i_{11},i_{12},i_{2}} \right)} = {{{W_{1}\left( {i_{11},i_{12}} \right)}{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)}} = \begin{bmatrix}{{p_{m\; 1}\left( i_{11} \right)} \otimes {q_{m\; 2}\left( i_{12} \right)}} \\{e^{{- \frac{j\; 2\pi}{K}}k}{{p_{m\; 1}\left( i_{11} \right)} \otimes {q_{m\; 2}\left( i_{12} \right)}}}\end{bmatrix}}},\mspace{20mu}{{{where}\mspace{14mu} i_{2}} = {{K\left( {m - 1} \right)} + k}},{m + {M_{1}\left( {m_{1} - 1} \right)} + m_{2}}} & (20)\end{matrix}$

The rank 1 codebook design method described with reference to equations(19) and (20) may be extended to take rank 2 into consideration withoutdifficulty. That is, the precoding matrix in a rank 2 codebook may bedetermined with two indices as expressed by equation (21).

$\begin{matrix}{{{P\left( {i_{11},i_{12},i_{2}} \right)} = {{W_{1}\left( {i_{11}.i_{12}} \right)}{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)}}}{{where},{{W_{1}\left( {i_{11},i_{12}} \right)} = \begin{bmatrix}{{{XH}\left( i_{11} \right)} \otimes {X_{V}\left( i_{12} \right)}} & 0 \\0 & {{X_{H}\left( i_{11} \right)} \otimes {X_{V}\left( i_{12} \right)}}\end{bmatrix}},{{X_{H}\left( i_{11} \right)} = \left\lbrack {{P_{1}\left( i_{11} \right)}\mspace{14mu}\ldots\mspace{14mu}{P_{M\; 1}\left( i_{11} \right)}} \right\rbrack},{{X_{V}\left( i_{12} \right)} = \left\lbrack {{q_{1}\left( i_{12} \right)}\mspace{14mu}\ldots\mspace{14mu}{q_{M\; 2}\left( i_{12} \right)}} \right\rbrack},{{P_{m\; 1}\left( i_{11} \right)} \in C_{H}},{{{q_{m\; 2}\left( i_{12} \right)} \in {C_{V}{and}{W_{2}\left( i_{2} \right)}}} = {\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{bmatrix}e_{l\; 1} & e_{l\; 2} \\{\alpha^{k}e_{l\; 1}} & {{- \alpha^{k}}e_{l\; 2}}\end{bmatrix}}},{\alpha = e^{- \frac{j\; 2\pi}{K}}},{i_{2} = {{K\left( {m - 1} \right)} + k}},{m = {f\left( {{l\; 1},{l\; 2}} \right)}},{{l\; 1} \in \left\{ {1,\ldots\mspace{11mu},M} \right\}},{{l\; 2} \in \left\{ {1,2,\ldots\mspace{11mu},M} \right\}},{k = 0},1,\ldots\mspace{11mu},{K - 1}}} & (21)\end{matrix}$

In equation (21), m is a value determined by (l1, l2), and l1 and l2 areused to select the beam vector appropriate for each column of theprecoding matrix.

The index (i₁₁, i₁₂, i₂) for use in determining the precoding matrix hasthe following characteristics.

The index i₁₁ is responsible for indicating M₁ beamforming vectorcandidates selectable for the current channel among the beamformingvectors included in the horizontal direction codebook. The index i₁₂ isresponsible for indicating M₂ beamforming vector candidates selectablefor the current channel among the beamforming vectors included in thevertical direction codebook. Finally, the index i₂ is responsible forselecting the best beamforming vector suitable for the current channelamong the Kronecker protect results all available for the horizontal andvertical beamforming vector candidates indicated by i₁₁ and i₁₂ andadjusting the phases of the different antenna groups.

The rest part of designing the codebook of the precoding matrices is todefine a set of beamforming vectors and to determine p_(m1)(i₁₁) andq_(m2)(i₁₂) and beamforming vectors available for the respectivehorizontal and vertical directions. The set of beamforming vectors maybe of the DFT beamforming vectors in horizontal and vertical directionsas described in the various embodiments or obtained using therelationship between p_(m)(i₁) and c_(q) in the horizontal and verticaldirection as the method of defining p_(m1)(i₁₁) and q_(m2)(i₁₂) asdescribed in the various embodiments.

In the case that the codebook is defined based on equation (19), the UEcan estimate horizontal and vertical channels using the two CSI-RSs andgenerate the best rank, three indices (i₁₁, i₁₂, i₂) defining theprecoding matrix, and CQI corresponding to the estimated channels. TheUE may transmit the rank, indices (i₁₁, i₁₂, i₂), and CQI to the eNB atdetermined timings. The eNB may check the channel information associatedwith the UE by referencing the defined codebook for use in datascheduling for the UE. Here, the rank, indices i₁₁, i₁₂, and i₂, and CQImay be transmitted along with uplink data at the same timing or throughindependent uplink control channels at different timings. Particularlywhen i₁₁, i₁₂, i₂ are reported at different timings, it is moreeffective to transmit i₂ at an interval shorter than i₁₁ and i₁₂transmission interval. At this time, i₁₁ and i₁₂ are responsible forindicating the beamforming vector candidates selectable for the currentchannel among all the beamforming vectors included in the codebook, andi₂ is responsible for selecting the beamforming vector to be usedactually and adjusting the phases of antenna groups.

In the case that the codebook is defined based on equation (19)according to the various embodiments of the present disclosure, the UEoperates as described with reference to FIG. 9.

Referring to FIG. 9, the UE receives the configuration information onthe two CSI-RSs for vertical and horizontal direction channelestimations at step 910. The UE checks the information on the numbers ofports of respective CSI-RSs, CSI-RS transmission timings and resourcelocations, sequences, and transmit power, entirely or partially based onthe received configuration information.

Next, the UE checks the two CSI-RSs-based feedback configurationinformation at step 920. According to the various embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the two CSI-RSs-based feedback configuration may bemade up of all or some of the RRC information as shown in table 2.

Referring to table 2, the feedback mode (reporting or feedback mode)information is reported for use in estimating channels on the basis ofthe CSI-RS-1 and CSI-RS-2 and reporting the best rank, three PMIs (i₁₁,i₁₂, and i₂) indicating the best precoding matrix, and CQI generated incorrespondence to the estimation result to the eNB in the variousembodiments of the present disclosure. Here, the CQI is generated underthe assumption of using the precoding matrix defined by equation (19) inconsideration of the most recently reported three PMI values.

At step 930, the UE receives the CSI-RSs checked at step 910. The UEestimates the horizontal and vertical direction channels. At step 940,the UE generates the feedback information including rank, PMI (i₁₁, i₁₂,and i₂), and CQI using the feedback configuration received at step 920and the codebook.

The UE transmits the feedback information at the corresponding timingsaccording to the feedback configuration received from the eNB at step950 and completes the procedure of generating and reporting the channelfeedback information in consideration of 2-dimensional arrangement.

A description is made of the eNB operation, in the case that thecodebook is defined based on equation (19) according to the variousembodiments of the present disclosure, hereinafter with reference toFIG. 10.

Referring to FIG. 10, the eNB sends the UE the configuration informationin association with two CSI-RSs for use in vertical and horizontalchannel estimations at step 1010. The configuration information mayinclude at least one of numbers of CSI-RSs ports, CSI-RS transmissiontimings and resource locations, sequences, and transmit powerinformation.

Next, the eNB sends the UE the feedback configuration information on thetwo CSI-RSs at step 1020. According to the various embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the feedback configuration associated with the twoCSI-RSs includes a whole or a part of the RRC information as shown intable 2.

Next, the eNB sends the UE the two CSI-RSs at step 1030. The UEestimates the horizontal and vertical direction channels. The UEgenerates the feedback information including rank, PMI (i₁₁, i₁₂, andi₂), and CQI based on the feedback configuration and the codebookdefined according to the various embodiments of the present disclosure.Afterward, the UE transmits the feedback information to the eNB at thecorresponding timings according to the feedback configuration providedby the eNB.

The eNB receives the feedback information transmitted by the UE for usein determining the channel state between the UE and the eNB at step1030.

FIG. 11 illustrates a block diagram of a configuration of the UEaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.11 the UE includes a communication unit 1410 and a controller 1020.

The communication unit 1410 is responsible for transmitting andreceiving data to and from the outside (e.g. eNB). Here, thecommunication unit 1410 may transmit the feedback information to the eNBfor use in the FD-MIMO mode under the control of the controller 1420.

The controller 1420 controls the states and operations of the componentsof the UE. In detail, the controller 1420 generates the feedbackinformation for FD-MIMO based on the information provided by the eNB.The controller 1420 controls the communication unit 1410 to transmit thefeedback information to the eNB according to the timing informationprovided by the eNB. For this purpose, the controller 1420 may include achannel estimator 1430.

The channel estimator 1430 determines feedback information to bereported based on the CSI-RSs and feedback configuration informationtransmitted by the eNB and estimates channels based on the receivedCSI-RSs.

Although FIG. 11 is directed to an exemplary case whether the UE is madeup of the communication unit 1410 and the controller 1420, the presentdisclosure is not limited thereto but may be embodied by furtherincluding various components necessary for supporting the functions ofthe UE. For example, the UE may further include a display unit fordisplaying the operation state of the UE, an input unit for receivingthe user input made for executing a certain function, and a storage unitfor storing data generated in the UE. Although FIG. 11 is directed to anexemplary case whether the channel estimator 1430 is an independentfunction block, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Forexample, the controller 1420 may be configured so as to be responsiblefor the functions of the channel estimator 1430.

In this case, the controller 1420 may control the communication unit1410 to receive the configuration information on at least two referencesignals from the eNB. The controller 1420 also may control thecommunication unit 1410 to receive the feedback configurationinformation from the eNB for use in measuring the at least two referencesignals and generating the feedback information on the basis of themeasurement result.

The controller 1420 measures the at least two reference signals receivedby the communication unit 1410 and generates the feedback informationbased on the feedback configuration information. The controller 1420controls the communication unit 1410 to transmit the feedbackinformation to the eNB at the feedback timings determined based on thefeedback configuration information.

FIG. 12 illustrates a block diagram of a configuration of the eNBaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.11, the eNB includes a controller 1510 and a communication unit 1520.

The controller 1510 controls the states and operations of the componentsof the eNB. In detail, the controller 1510 allocates CSI-RS resourcesfor horizontal and vertical component channel estimations to the UE andnotifies the UE of the feedback information and feedback timings. Forthis purpose, the controller may further include a resource allocator1530.

The resource allocator 1530 allocates CSI-RS resources in order for theUE to estimate vertical and horizontal component channels and transmitsthe CSI-RSs using the corresponding resources. The resource allocator1530 also generates the feedback configuration and feedback timing forthe UE to perform feedback without collision and receives and interpretsthe feedback information at the corresponding timings.

The communication unit 1520 is responsible for transmitting/receivingdata, reference signals, and feedback information to/from the UE. Here,the communication unit 1520 transmits the CSI-RSs to the UE using theresource allocated under the control of the controller 1510 and receivesthe feedback information on the channels from the UE.

Although FIG. 12 is directed to an exemplary case where the resourceallocator 1530 is and independent function block, the present disclosureis not limited thereto. For example, the controller 1510 may beconfigured so as to be responsible for the functions of the resourceallocator 1530.

In this case, the controller 1510 may control the communication unit1520 to transmit the configuration information on at least two referencesignals to the UE and measure the at least two reference signals. Thecontroller 1510 also may control the communication unit 1520 to transmitto the UE the feedback configuration information for use in generatingthe feedback information based on the measurement result.

The controller 1510 also may control the communication unit 1520 totransmit the at least two reference signals to the UE and receive thefeedback information transmitted by the UE at the feedback timingsdetermined based on the feedback information.

As described above, the feedback information transmission/receptionmethod of the present disclosure is advantageous in terms of preventingthe eNB having a plurality of transmit antennas such as FD-MIMO fromallocating excessive radio resource for CSI-RS transmission such thatthe UE is capable of measuring channels associated with the pluraltransmit antennas and reporting the feedback information generated basedon the measurement result to the eNB effectively.

Also, the feedback information transmission/reception method of thepresent disclosure is capable of preventing the eNB having a pluralityof transmit antennas for FD-MIMO from allocation excessive radioresource for CSI-RS transmission allowing the UE to measure the channelsof the plural transmit antennas and reporting feedback information basedon the measurement result efficiently.

Although the present disclosure has been described with an exemplaryembodiment, various changes and modifications may be suggested to oneskilled in the art. It is intended that the present disclosure encompasssuch changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for feedback information transmission bya terminal in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:receiving reference signal (RS) configuration information on at leasttwo reference signals and feedback configuration information from a basestation, the feedback configuration information including precodingmatrix indicator (PMI) codebook information; receiving the at least tworeference signals from the base station based on the RS configurationinformation; measuring the received at least two reference signals;generating feedback information based on the measuring according to thefeedback configuration information; and transmitting the feedbackinformation to the base station, wherein the at least two referencesignals are respectively associated with first and second antenna groupsof the base station.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedbackinformation comprises a Rank Indicator (RI), a Precoding MatrixIndicator (PMI), and a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), the PMI beinggenerated by referencing a codebook defined based on the first andsecond antenna groups.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the codebook isdefined based on a first index indicating a beamforming vectorselectable among beamforming vectors for the first antenna group, asecond index indicating a beamforming vector selectable amongbeamforming vectors for the second antenna group, and a third indexindicating a beamforming vector to be used actually.
 4. The method ofclaim 3, wherein the feedback information comprises the first to thirdindices selected based on the PMI to the base station.
 5. The method ofclaim 2, wherein the CQI is determined depending on the PMI generatedbased on the codebook.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedbackinformation comprises rank indicators generated in correspondence to theat least two reference signals respectively, precoding matrix indicatorsgenerated in correspondence to the at least two reference signalsrespectively, and channel quality indicators generated in correspondenceto the precoding matrix indicators respectively.
 7. A method forfeedback information reception by a base station in a mobilecommunication system, the method comprising: transmitting referencesignal (RS) configuration information on at least two reference signalsand feedback configuration information to a terminal, the feedbackconfiguration information including precoding matrix indicator (PMI)codebook information; transmitting the at least two reference signals tothe terminal according to the RS configuration information; andreceiving feedback information generated based on the feedbackconfiguration information from the terminal, wherein the at least tworeference signals are respectively associated with first and secondantenna groups of the base station.
 8. The method of claim 7, whereinthe feedback information comprises a Rank Indicator (RI), a PrecodingMatrix Indicator (PMI), and a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), the PMIbeing generated by referencing a codebook defined based on first andsecond antenna groups.
 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the codebook isdefined based on a first index indicating a beamforming vectorselectable among beamforming vectors for the first antenna group, asecond index indicating a beamforming vector selectable amongbeamforming vectors for the second antenna group, and a third indexindicating a beamforming vector to be used actually.
 10. The method ofclaim 9, wherein the feedback information comprises the first to thirdindices selected based on the PMI.
 11. The method of claim 8, whereinthe CQI is determined depending on the PMI generated based on thecodebook.
 12. The method of claim 7, wherein the feedback informationcomprises rank indicators generated in correspondence to the at leasttwo reference signals respectively, precoding matrix indicatorsgenerated in correspondence to the at least two reference signalsrespectively, and channel quality indicators generated in correspondenceto the precoding matrix indicators respectively.
 13. A terminal fortransmitting feedback information in a mobile communication system, theterminal comprising: one or more antennas; and a controller configuredto: control to receive, via the one or more of the antennas, referencesignal (RS) configuration information on at least two reference signalsand feedback configuration information from a base station and,afterward, to receive, via the one or more of the antennas, the at leasttwo reference signals from the base station based on the RSconfiguration information, the feedback configuration informationincluding precoding matrix indicator (PMI) codebook information, measurethe received at least two reference signals, generate the feedbackinformation based on the measuring according to the feedbackconfiguration information, and control to transmit, via the one or moreof the antennas, the feedback information to the base station, whereinthe at least two reference signals are respectively associated withfirst and second antenna groups of the base station.
 14. The terminal ofclaim 13, wherein the feedback information comprises a Rank Indicator(RI), a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), and a Channel QualityIndicator (CQI); and the controller is configured to generate the PMI byreferencing a codebook defined based on a first index indicating abeamforming vector selectable among beamforming vectors for the firstantenna group, a second index indicating a beamforming vector selectableamong beamforming vectors for the second antenna group, and a thirdindex indicating a beamforming vector to be used actually.
 15. Theterminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is configured to control totransmit the feedback information including the first to third indicesselected based on the PMI, or to generate the CQI based on the PMIgenerated based on the codebook.
 16. The terminal of claim 13, whereinthe feedback information comprises rank indicators generated incorrespondence to the at least two reference signals respectively,precoding matrix indicators generated in correspondence to the at leasttwo reference signals respectively, and channel quality indicatorsgenerated in correspondence to the precoding matrix indicatorsrespectively.
 17. A base station for receiving feedback information in amobile communication system, the base station comprising: a plurality ofantennas; and a controller configured to control to transmit, via theplurality of antennas, reference signal (RS) configuration informationon at least two reference signals and feedback configuration informationto a terminal and, afterward, to transmit, via the plurality ofantennas, the at least two reference signals to the terminal accordingto the RS configuration information, the feedback configurationinformation including precoding matrix indicator (PMI) codebookinformation; and to receive, via the plurality of antennas, the feedbackinformation generated based on the feedback configuration informationfrom the terminal, wherein the at least two reference signals arerespectively associated with first and second antenna groups of the basestation.
 18. The base station of claim 17, wherein the feedbackinformation comprises a Rank Indicator (RI), a Precoding MatrixIndicator (PMI), and a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), the PMI beinggenerated by referencing a codebook defined based on a first indexindicating a beamforming vector selectable among beamforming vectors forthe first antenna group, a second index indicating a beamforming vectorselectable among beamforming vectors for the second antenna group, and athird index indicating a beamforming vector to be used actually.
 19. Thebase station of claim 18, wherein the feedback information comprises thefirst to third indices selected based on the PMI, or the CQI isdetermined depending on the PMI generated based on the codebook.
 20. Thebase station of claim 17, wherein the feedback information comprisesrank indicators generated in correspondence to the at least tworeference signals respectively, precoding matrix indicators generated incorrespondence to the at least two reference signals respectively, andchannel quality indicators generated in correspondence to the precodingmatrix indicators respectively.